PIXMA MG2120 trying to print EVERY job in color

So after a BUNCH of testing and realigning, I've found that the printer is trying to print using color. When I keep greyscale selected and even changed cartridge use to "Black Only" in the driver settings. That's when I try to print and it says "Printer will use color cartridge for this specific job." Even when the picture itself is black and white. Even when I try to print normally, nothing shows up...which LEAD me to believe it keeps trying to print in color...which is empty by the way. Not wasting an extra 30 bucks on color I'm never even going to use. Can anyone help?

Hi technofreak,
Although you have the printer set to print in grayscale mode, and the black only ink cartridge setting selected, if you use the duplex (double-sided) printing option, or select a paper type other than PLAIN PAPER (such as a photo paper, envelopes or labels) in the printer driver, the color ink cartridge will be used to produce the black text on the page, even if the black ink cartridge is selected. In addition, some web pages and PDF files have coding embedded in them that will constitute the use of the color ink to produce the text on the printout, even if the black only option is selected. In these cases, we cannot force the printer to print using only the black ink cartrdige in the unit.
This didn't answer your question or issue? Please call or email us using one of the methods on the Contact Us page for further assistance.
Did this answer your question? Please click the Accept as Solution button so that others may find the answer as well.

Similar Messages

Is pixma mg2120 FAULTY? printer jams & error cartridge . Nothing wrong from my end.

5-19-13 Is Pixma MG2120 Faulty? Got SAT. & it jammed & got paper out. & Error cartridge. Checked 10 times. Won't work & I have to go to the library ..to print..if I get it typed & saved to flashdrive. THANKS CANON! WHY is it I can't find where the feeder is? It shouldn't be this complex! Very disappointed! Refunding ASAP! & That is why I ALWAYS TEST IN THE STORE! I didn't do it yesterday. Anyone know..let me know. thanks

Hi LegalEagle!
We can certainly understand the frustration of purchasing a new device and it not functioning as expected. We’d like the opportunity to help, if you still have your PIXMA MG2120. You can contact our Technical Support Team by phone or email by clicking HERE.
We look forward to helping you with these printer issues!

Trying to Print Scaled Job on Half-Sized Paper on HP2605dtn

I'm trying to print a document to fit into a half sized binder (think Franklin Planner size, but not really a Franklin Planner). I took 8.5 x 11 paper to a print shop and they chopped it in half and three-hold drilled it.
My problem is that I can't get the 2605 to print properly on that paper. I created a custom size paper (5.5 x 8.5) and I've tried both Scale-to-Fit and Scale 50%. but I only get a portion of the page printed (it's in the original size, but only showing part of the page--as if I trimmed the original 8.5 x 11 paper after it printed).
Does anyone know the settings to use to accomplish what I need (oh, and I'm printing duplex as well)?
Many thanks.
-Dan Galender

My custom settings.
Please mark the post that solves your issue as "Accept as Solution".
If my answer was helpful click the “Thumbs Up" on the left to say “Thanks”!
I am not a HP employee.

When printing to my hp color printer from my MacBook Pro, it will only print in b

When trying to print to my HP color printer, my macbook will only print the document in black and white. I have looked at settings and I don't see an option to print to color.

Hmmm...well that narrows down things a little more. Has it ever worked correctly? Have you tried deleting the printer from System Preferences (under the Apple menu) > Printers & Scanners and then re-adding it again? Also, silly question, but have you checked the supply levels to make sure it has color ink in it?
Does the printer work correctly with another computer?
I know it is puzzling. I'm trying to think of all the ways to isolate this to one thing or another.

Just installed the latest Canon printer software update (V 3.2) from the App store. Canon Pixma MX850 will not print. Dialog says job stopped at the server - no pages found. Utilities, print test page works. Printing via Airport.

Just installed the latest Canon printer software update (V 3.2) suggested by the App store in effort to get printer working after OS update. Canon Pixma MX850 will not print. Dialog says job stopped at the server - no pages found. Utilities, print test page works. Attempting to print via Airport from a MacBook Pro. Also from a Mac Pro via ethernet. Both worked before updating to Yosemite. Canon Pro 9000 Mk 2 works via USB. Tried installing driver 10.84 from OS 10.9 as suggested by PAHU; no luck.

The "stopped at server - no pages found" message would suggest an image with the print file that is created by the printer driver on the MacBook Pro. But if the Mac Pro is getting the same message then that is unusual.
To rule out a couple of causes I would try connecting the MacBook Pro directly to the MX850 by USB cable. This action should result in a new printer for the USB connection being created automatically. If not then you may need to manually create it as you won't be able to use the existing printer that exists for the network connection. With the new printer created see if this will let you print without error.
If this USB connected printer also fails with the same message then try a reset of the printing system. Note that this action will also remove the Pro 9000 from Printers & Scanners so you will have to add it and the MX850 again.

Pixma printer adding color while trying to print black and white.

I've had this printer (Pixma MG5320) for about a year and a half now and recently noticed a problem with it. I have been doing a lot of black and white photography lately (both digital and analog), and every black and white photo I print has some color fo it. For instance I printed out a black and white digital picture I took recently that I edited using Nik's Silver Efex Pro. Instead of the picture coming out black and white, it has an orange/red hue to it throughout the image, yet on my monitor it is void of all colors (except shades of black and white of course). A few months ago I tried to print another picture, and it had a blueish/green hue printed throughout the picture as well.
I am printing all these photos via Photoshop, and even went into the settings to click on "grayscale printing" but the problem still persists. The printer does this with both brand new ink cartridges and ones that have been used before. I can't figure out if there is some odd setting in Photoshop that I may have accidently messed around with (though there really shouldn't be), or if it's an issue with the printer itself. If I print a color photo, all the colors seem about right and I don't notice an off hue on any of them.
Does anyone know what could cause this? I am just trying to troubleshoot the whole ordeal because it's gotten to the point where printing b&w photos is not in question until I figure this issue out.

Hi, georgeisabamf!
Thanks for posting on our forum! This community is designed for your fellow Canon owners to help each other out with any problems they may encounter. If this is a time-sensitive matter, contacting our US-based technical support team is the most efficient way to get these issues straightened out. They're standing by, ready to help 24/7 via Email at http://bit.ly/EmailCanon or by phone at 1-800-OK-CANON (1-800-652-2666) weekdays between 10 AM and 10 PM ET (7 AM to 7 PM PT).
Thanks and have a great day!

Printer keeps 'stopping' every job i send

i've read several discussions about this, none seem to help so i thought i'd try too.. hope this is the right place to post though!
I have a Lexmark x5260 all in one printer, it's always worked with windows and it used to work with this mac. Sometimes it does, but most of the time i print something and it stops every job. When i resume it stops it again. I've tried deleting any quewes, restarting, reconnecting, and i think i set it up correctly. Is there any obvious solution?! the printer still works when i connect it to my laptop running windows...
thanks

Hello Ozma76 and others,
First I am mainly an OS 9.2 user but I am learning more about X.
We use X.3 in work (school) and I am learning a few things you could try.
First what application are you printing from?
When you go to print do you check in the print dialog box to be sure the correct printer is selected? Also if applicable check the page set-up before printing. Are these printers networked?
The things I would try are these:
1. - Try printing just a small (few letters) from application. Does it work?
2. - Try another application - does that print?
3. - If the answers are no.....I would then go to #4
4. - Go into the sysytem preferences and go to the print center.
5. - Highlight your printer and hit the (minus) sign to delete it.
6. - Make sure the printer is on and connected......
7. - Then in the print center...hit the (plus sign) - The computer will look for drives for the printer you are using.
8. - Apple has pre-installed many drivers and if worse case you need to re-install drivers or download them from the company site.
I think this will get you printing....This is what we have done several times in school. Post Back.........Jim

Frustrated trying to print from Canon Pixma 9500

Does anyone have any tips for printing from Canon Pixma 9500?
I profiled the screen, printer and paper using colormunki.
Trying to print from photoshop. Frustrated that the printer interface isn't as described in many online forums (for example, it seems impossible to turn off colour management).
Getting strange blue borders around everything when using the paper profiles via colormunki.
Does anyone have any good tips?
.......help.....!

I used colormunki to calibrate my screen, printer and to make a paper profile.
Read one site that suggested the strange blue borders are related to V4 vs V2 paper profiles...whatever that means. Apparently it is an issue printing from photoshop.

Using "Pages" as my word processor I can not print a Standard page. Trying to print several copies of a single page gives me every thing parented back to back. What do I do to fix this?

Using "Pages" as my word processor I can not print a Standard page. Trying to print several copies of a single page gives me every thing parented back to back. What do I do to fix this? (Using iMac OS 10.9.1 and Canon iP4200 printer)

You have Duplexing turned on. Turn it off.
This is to do with your Printer Driver and has nothing to do with Pages.
Peter

Trying to print e-mails from my ipad to a canon wireless pixma 640

I have been trying to print an e-mail to my canon wireless pixma 640 and it tells me there is no connection. What can I do.

"Airprint" is only supported by Airprint compatible printers. You can't print to other wireless printers nor through a printer attached to an Airport. It's unfortunate as I wanted to do the same thing with a printer attached to my airport.
... Gary

My Canon PIXMA MG2120 prints TOO LIGHTLY. How adjust to print DARKER?

My Canon PIXMA MG2120 prints TOO LIGHTLY. How adjust to print DARKER?

That's not really the answer.
The problem is that it will print at the correct saturation/quality only when borderless printing is not used. I purchased this item because I wanted to be able to print full color borderless prints on a full 8.5x11 sheet of paper. I don't want to have to buy special glossy photo paper just to print borderless. Is this the truth of the matter? You cannot print borderless prints on plain paper without sacrificing significant quality? Does it always assume when you set it to borderless, whether youre in the standard print menu or the photo print menu, that you're printing a photo and it will then default to printing lightly? This is outrageous. They should say something about this in the manual.

Preview freezes every time trying to print

preview freezes everytime i want to print...ne help...tried test print, that works...

Try this alternate download link. Download Adobe CS4 and CS3 Free Trials Here (incl. After Effects) | ProDesignTools
You do have to follow the very important instructions or it won't work.

Adobe Acrobat X Locking up computer when trying to print

Problem just started recently. When I attempt to print from Adobe Acrobat X either on the print window or when it attempting to spool to printer it will lockup and not allow me to do anything. I have uninstalled and re-installed numerous times. Left it at original version and updated to latest versions but same thing. It will lock up. Any insight on this would be appreciated.
Computer is running windows 8.1 with latest updates
8GB of ram and a 240GB SSD.

For me, changing to 'Same as my operating system' wouldn't work, as my operating system language is native and cannot be changed, and my CC set to "English (International)".
with A LOT of searching, contacting live support etc. and half year of not being able to do my job properly, this is what finally fixed the problem with every single Adobe and 3rd-party software when trying to print or save to Adobe PDF.
http://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/kb/11001-update-printing-issue.html
Turns out i didn't even have the registry folder "current":
HKLM\Software\[wow6432node]\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\11.0\Language\current\
so i made one, and typed Acrobat.dll to the default value. Voila!
Hope this helps!

Freezing when trying to print out PDF?

Trying to print out PDF of Aperture 'book'. Each time it freezes on the same page ... this particular page is where I have one image stretched across two pages. Is this possibly a glitch with Aperture?
Ben
I've trashed my preferences several times; doesn't seem to help. I've also tried to use two copies of the same picture (right half on right page, left half on left page); but that doesn't work too well, as Aperture seems to want to favor one side or the other – and thus I can't adjust the two sides to match up properly.
Any suggestions would be most appreciated, thank you,
Ben

Hi Allen,
I'm all topped up, big graphics card, latest ver. of Tiger, permissions repaired every day or so. The mystery continues.
I love the IDEA of the two page spread. Have longed for it in Pages, where I'm producing a whole series of books ... a lot of two page spreads (but done by using two versions of the same still).
Thanks,
Ben

Need help with printing edocs with a laserjet1320. Wont print large jobs. installed 10.7 update.Help

i am trying to print 50 page(5mb) document package on legal paper and the printer is printing one page at a time. I am using a macbook pro 10.7 and I have installed the update. however, it seems as though the computer is not correctly communicating with the printer. A four page job was no problem. I believe these printers are capable of high volume printing. Can I reinstall the firmware? Adobe acrobat will not even communicate with the printer. It just says "waiting for printer to become available." Using "preview", it sends the job to the printer, however, it is printing about 5pages per minute. It is connected through a usb cable. thanks for your help.
Randy

Randys714 welcome to the forum
Your laserjet1320 is a commercial product. I will suggest posting in the forum for HP Business Support as well for yet a better chance at finding a prompt solution.
You may find the commercial Laserjet board here.
http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/Printers-LaserJet/bd-p/bsc-413
Thanks;
RobertoR
You can say THANKS by clicking the KUDOS STAR. If my suggestion resolves your issue Mark as a "SOLUTION" this way others can benefit Thanks in Advance!

PIXMA MG2120 trying to print EVERY job in color

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for